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Five LSU Faculty Win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Five LSU Faculty Win National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

Funded research projects highlight the success of LSU's Scholarship First Agenda to advance foundational and applied science to improve lives.

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LSU Collaborating With Halliburton, ExxonMobil on New CO2 Research Well

In early 2025, the LSU College of Engineering, in collaboration with Halliburton and ExxonMobil, will begin drilling a third research well at its PERTT—Petroleum Engineering Research, Training, and Testing—Lab on LSU’s campus.

LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Health: Collaboration in Action on Athletes’ Health, Cancer, Obesity and More

LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Health: Collaboration in Action on Athletes' Health, Cancer, Obesity and More

The Championship Health Partners award $1.2 million to five winning teams in an inaugural round of research funding.

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LSU Researchers Awarded $1.5 Million to Advance Worldwide Access to High-Performance Computing

LSU researchers have been awarded a $1.5 million Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems, or POSE, grant from the National Science Foundation to advance the ecosystem surrounding HPX, a software library developed at LSU.

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LSU, Integer Partner to Optimize U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Operations

LSU and Integer’s collaboration will leverage modeling techniques to create representations of critical systems onboard naval platforms.

LSU-Southern Cyber Project to Protect Nation's Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Build Workforce

LSU-Southern Cyber Project to Protect Nation's Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Build Workforce

A collaborative team at LSU and Southern University has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to address critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities in electric vehicle charging stations. Discovered by LSU cybersecurity expert Elias Bou-Harb and his team, these vulnerabilities pose significant risks, including the potential for hackers to access and exploit tens of thousands of EV charging stations connected to the power grid. This project not only aims to secure these systems but also to educate and train a more diverse cybersecurity workforce, leveraging the strengths of both universities.

LSU Civil Engineering Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Research Unique Future Homebuilding Techniques

LSU Civil Engineering Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Research Unique Future Homebuilding Techniques

Professor Lin’s latest research project, funded by a nearly $630,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, is taking characteristics from mud dauber nests and the root systems of fungi to design 3D-printed soil for sustainable, durable, and cost-effective earthen buildings. More than three billion people around the world live in earthen buildings, which are gaining popularity in Europe, Western Australia, Canada, and California because of their eco-friendly and cost-effective credentials.

LSU and Integer Technologies Announce $9.8M Navy Research Contract, Baton Rouge Office­

LSU and Integer Technologies Announce $9.8M Navy Research Contract, Baton Rouge Office

Navy funding advances intelligent autonomy for maritime vessels, supporting LSU research priorities in Coast, Defense and Energy

FUEL Names Executive Director Michael Mazzola to Lead Energy Transition, Decarbonization Efforts

FUEL Names Executive Director Michael Mazzola to Lead Energy Transition, Decarbonization Efforts

Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), a statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners, has tapped energy innovation expert Michael Mazzola to lead the clean energy transition and decarbonize the state's industrial corridor.

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LSU Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Platform to Tackle Chronic Disease Management, Wellness

-- LSU researchers hope to revolutionize chronic disease management by teaching an artificial intelligence engine to analyze protein interactions, which are crucial to understanding what causes illnesses.

LSU Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project

LSU Cyber AI Team Supports $25 Million National Defense and Energy Project

The National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to only two university consortia to support nuclear security and nonproliferation. LSU researchers will work with colleagues at 15 universities and eight national labs to develop AI models to protect the nation from nuclear threats while training a new generation of data science, cyber and AI experts.

‘Swamp Power’ Preserved Ancient Underwater Forests

LSU Researchers Discover 'Swamp Power' Preserved Ancient Underwater Forests

For more than 60,000 years, the standing tree stumps of the Alabama Underwater Forest--now 60 feet below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico--have remained intact, protected by the biogeochemical processes of the swamps and marshes they originally grew in.

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LSU and NATO Team Up on Cyber Defense Training

NATO's annual Cyber Coalition training exercise draws about 1,200 participants from the 32 member nations as well as allies and partners.

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Higher Education Group Honors Maas for Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Andrew J. Maas, Louisiana State University's associate vice president for Research, Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been awarded the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award at the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 2024.

LSU Sets Historic Record for Research Activity at $488 Million

LSU Sets Historic Record for Research Activity at $488 Million

Statewide achievement in research across all campuses added $1.3 billion in economic impact for Louisiana. Increased federal research funding demonstrates enduring success of LSU's Scholarship First Agenda.